The 2013 Ironman 70.3 World Championship was a triathlon competition that was held at Lake Las Vegas in Henderson, Nevada on September 8, 2013. The event was won by German Sebastian Kienle and Australian Melissa Hauschildt. The championship was organized by the World Triathlon Corporation (WTC) and was the culmination of the Ironman 70.3 series of events that occurred from August 19, 2012 through August 11, 2013. Athletes, both professional and amateur, earned a spot in the championship race by qualifying in races throughout the 70.3 series.
This was the final year of the championship event being held in the Las Vegas area. In 2014, the championship race will begin changing locations each year. This is in contrast to having an annual recurring championship in one location as in the past with Las Vegas and Clearwater, Florida. The annual Las Vegas race will remain in place for 2014 but will be renamed the Ironman 70.3 Silverman.
Championship results
Men Pos. Time(h:mm:ss) Name Country Split times (h:mm:ss)Swim T1 Bike T2 Run3:54:02Sebastian Kienle25:382:272:10:100:571:14:503:56:06Terenzo Bozzone24:362:202:14:311:011:13:383:56:55Joe Gambles24:482:292:14:061:031:14:2943:57:36Andy Potts23:252:262:15:111:081:15:2653:57:42Tim Reed24:472:252:14:151:081:15:0763:57:48Kevin Collington23:502:302:15:271:031:14:5873:58:17Leon Griffin24:582:252:14:121:051:15:3583:59:36Timothy O'Donnell23:332:222:16:110:571:16:3293:59:42Tyler Butterfield24:432:232:14:191:181:16:59103:59:56Will Clarke24:382:242:14:351:201:16:59Source:
Women Pos. Time(h:mm:ss) Name Country Split times (h:mm:ss)Swim T1 Bike T2 Run 4:20:07Melissa Hauschildt29:192:492:25:081:141:21:37 4:25:19Heather Jackson30:082:322:28:480:561:22:55 4:25:59Annabel Luxford25:592:522:28:381:061:27:2444:27:50Catriona Morrison30:073:062:31:321:161:21:4954:27:52Svenja Bazlen27:162:422:28:321:151:28:0764:28:46Daniela Ryf28:312:492:28:481:081:27:3074:29:58Lisa Hütthaler28:302:562:30:511:081:26:3384:31:44Lisa Nordén27:153:012:31:101:121:29:0694:32:30Kelly Williamson26:142:352:40:161:121:22:13104:33:11Heather Wurtele28:362:572:34:511:141:25:33Source:
Qualification The 2013 Ironman 70.3 Series featured 61 events that enabled qualification to the 2013 World Championship event. Professional triathletes qualified for the championship race by competing in races during the qualifying period, earning points towards their pro rankings. An athlete’s five highest scoring races were counted toward their pro rankings. The top 50 males and top 35 females in the pro rankings qualified for the championship race. Professional athletes were also eligible for prize purses at each qualifying event, which ranged in total size from $15,000 to $200,000.
Amateur triathletes could qualify for the championship race by earning a qualifying slot at one of the qualifying events. At qualifying events, slots were allocated to each age group category, male and female, with the number of slots given out based on that category's proportional representation of the overall field. Each age group category would be tentatively allocated one qualifying spot in each qualifying event. Some 70.3 events also served as qualifiers for the full Ironman World Championships in Hawaii.
Qualifying Ironman 70.3 events Date Event LocationIronman 70.3 Yeppoon Yeppoon, QueenslandIronman 70.3 Timberman Gilford, New HampshireIronman 70.3 Steelhead Benton Harbor, MichiganIronman 70.3 Brazil Penha, BrazilIronman 70.3 Salzburg Salzburg, AustriaIronman 70.3 Ireland Galway, IrelandIronman 70.3 World Championship Las Vegas, NevadaIronman 70.3 Muskoka Huntsville, Ontario, CanadaIronman 70.3 Cozumel Cozumel, MexicoIronman 70.3 Branson Branson, MissouriIronman 70.3 Pays d'Aix Aix-en-Provence, FranceIronman 70.3 Pocono Mountains Stroudsburg, PennsylvaniaIronman 70.3 Augusta Augusta, GeorgiaIronman 70.3 Mandurah Mandurah, AustraliaIronman 70.3 Port MacQuarie Port Macquarie, New South WalesIronman 70.3 Austin Austin, TexasIronman 70.3 Miami Miami, FloridaIronman 70.3 Taiwan Hengchun, TaiwanIronman 70.3 Lanzarote Lanzarote, SpainIronman 70.3 Shepparton Shepparton, VictoriaIronman 70.3 Phuket Phuket, ThailandIronman 70.3 Canberra Canberra, ACTIronman 70.3 Pucón Pucón, ChileIronman 70.3 Asia Pacific Championship – Auckland† Auckland, New ZealandIronman 70.3 South Africa Buffalo City, South AfricaIronman 70.3 Latin American Championship – Panama Panama City, PanamaGeelong Long Course Tri Geelong, VictoriaIronman 70.3 San Juan San Juan, Puerto RicoIronman 70.3 California Oceanside, CaliforniaIronman 70.3 Texas Austin, TexasIronman 70.3 New Orleans New Orleans, LouisianaIronman 70.3 U.S. Pro Championship – St. George St. George, Utah Ironman 70.3 St Croix† Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin IslandsIronman 70.3 Busselton Busselton, Western AustraliaIronman 70.3 Mallorca Alcudia, Mallorca, SpainIronman 70.3 Florida Haines City, FloridaIronman 70.3 Austria St. Pölten/Vienna, AustriaIronman 70.3 Hawaii† Kohala, HawaiiIronman 70.3 Japan† Tokoname, Aichi, JapanIronman 70.3 Switzerland Rapperswil-Jona, SwitzerlandIronman 70.3 Raleigh Raleigh, North CarolinaIronman 70.3 Boise Boise, IdahoIronman 70.3 Italy Pescara, ItalyIronman 70.3 Cairns Cairns, QueenslandIronman 70.3 Kansas Lawrence, KansasIronman 70.3 Eagleman† Cambridge, MarylandIronman 70.3 Berlin‡ Berlin, GermanyIronman 70.3 U.K. Wimbleball, Exmoor, UKIronman 70.3 Syracuse Syracuse, New YorkIronman 70.3 Mont Tremblant Mont-Tremblant, QuebecIronman 70.3 Buffalo Springs Lake‡ Lubbock, TexasIronman 70.3 Norway Haugesund, NorwayIronman 70.3 Muncie Muncie, IndianaIronman 70.3 Vineman Sonoma County, CaliforniaIronman 70.3 Racine Racine, WisconsinIronman 70.3 Lake Stevens Lake Stevens, WashingtonIronman 70.3 Calgary Calgary, Alberta, CanadaIronman 70.3 Philippines Cebu, PhilippinesIronman 70.3 Steelhead Benton Harbor, MichiganIronman 70.3 Boulder Boulder, Colorado Ironman 70.3 European Championship – Wiesbaden† Wiesbaden, Germany † ‡
The Ironman 70.3 Switzerland race was canceled due to weather. The race was initially changed to a duathlon due to cold temperatures preventing the swim portion from taking place. However, rain in the region caused both a landslide and a falling tree to obstruct the bike course forcing race organizers to cancel the race entirely.
2013 Ironman 70.3 Series results
Men Event Gold Time Silver Time Bronze Time ReferenceYeppoon3:49:423:50:153:55:18Timberman3:48:303:50:534:01:10Steelhead3:57:174:00:424:04:01Brazil3:52:533:53:593:54:01Salzburg3:46:063:48:013:49:22Ireland3:54:353:54:363:59:51Las Vegas3:54:453:55:363:56:25Muskoka4:08:544:11:004:11:33Cozumel3:53:453:56:203:57:20Branson4:04:234:08:234:12:38Pays d'Aix4:01:004:02:034:03:41Pocono Mountains3:49:413:54:023:55:01Augusta3:49:143:50:383:52:29Mandurah3:39:593:41:453:43:30Port MacQuarie3:50:153:54:453:57:08Austin3:51:293:52:073:55:24Miami3:42:173:43:523:44:14Taiwan3:54:184:02:154:09:56Lanzarote4:07:354:11:274:12:59Shepparton3:46:593:51:583:53:39Phuket4:04:404:07:174:07:32Canberra3:40:133:42:573:46:15Pucón4:04:124:04:154:08:43Auckland3:56:033:56:373:58:24South Africa4:03:534:06:234:10:40Panama3:58:314:00:054:03:09Geelong3:47:213:47:533:49:48San Juan3:50:123:51:023:51:19California3:49:453:49:553:51:56Texas3:48:253:51:363:53:16New Orleans3:46:543:46:593:50:38St. George3:51:103:53:373:54:21St. Croix4:10:294:13:274:13:32Busselton3:45:393:45:293:49:25Mallorca3:52:363:52:543:54:53Florida3:45:513:47:123:48:16Austria*3:22:353:24:453:26:44Hawaii4:05:434:12:134:14:14Japan3:50:583:52:173:56:13Raleigh3:51:244:04:414:05:41Boise3:52:553:54:363:57:09Italy4:02:044:03:124:03:32Cairns3:56:343:57:263:59:54Kansas3:51:263:52:543:59:07Eagleman3:47:463:49:003:53:24U.K.4:15:044:20:074:20:30Syracuse4:02:584:09:284:16:48Mont-Tremblant3:53:123:53:573:55:58Buffalo Springs3:48:583:51:243:55:20Norway3:46:103:50:383:53:42Muncie3:46:253:49:223:50:07Vineman3:45:103:47:143:47:21Racine3:47:053:48:343:51:22Lake Stevens3:55:233:55:593:59:40Calgary3:42:223:42:573:43:39Philippines3:58:073:59:094:02:22Steelhead3:55:573:57:283:58:39Boulder3:44:413:46:233:47:53Wiesbaden3:56:553:57:354:00:14 *Swim canceled due to low air and water temperatures
Women Event Gold Time Silver Time Bronze Time ReferenceYeppoon4:17:274:24:214:30:41Timberman4:20:484:21:014:23:50Steelhead4:24:434:28:384:29:03Brazil4:37:204:39:504:43:49Salzburg4:13:244:14:074:20:15Ireland4:24:354:42:034:53:24Las Vegas4:28:054:29:244:32:32Muskoka4:34:474:44:104:48:10Cozumel4:14:314:18:364:22:10Branson4:57:034:57:335:06:38Pays d'Aix4:25:174:25:174:29:26Pocono Mountains4:23:524:30:354:30:57Augusta4:06:564:13:074:20:15Mandurah4:03:554:04:454:08:59Port MacQuarie4:32:264:37:074:39:41Austin4:20:534:24:034:25:07Miami4:07:274:08:484:09:47Taiwan4:29:104:39:064:09:47Lanzarote4:40:054:41:554:44:03Shepparton4:16:174:22:474:27:37Phuket4:23:304:31:264:41:53Canberra4:04:254:10:354:14:59Pucón4:39:434:53:365:26:02Auckland4:19:194:25:164:29:25South Africa4:34:294:43:384:44:19Panama4:21:224:25:114:29:09Geelong4:11:204:12:364:24:03San Juan4:11:354:13:244:19:00California4:13:484:16:114:17:46Texas4:13:544:16:064:17:40New Orleans4:18:204:20:394:22:59St. George4:17:114:18:464:20:26St. Croix4:38:564:44:004:45:48Busselton4:19:074:22:224:24:09Mallorca4:24:254:27:174:30:03Florida4:14:034:19:104:20:51Austria*3:49:553:51:303:51:35Hawaii4:44:464:45:564:46:46Japan4:18:264:28:174:29:27Raleigh4:17:184:21:144:26:56Boise4:10:194:17:424:42:07Italy4:33:134:33:394:40:25Cairns4:38:284:39:194:40:25Kansas4:15:394:21:474:23:46Eagleman4:14:064:17:214:22:26U.K.4:56:594:58:015:02:33Syracuse4:24:374:47:264:47:41Mont-Tremblant4:26:054:26:474:36:13Buffalo Springs4:16:084:21:384:22:03Norway4:12:114:15:134:21:01Muncie4:12:594:22:524:25:44Vineman4:13:184:15:094:19:45Racine4:15:004:15:514:16:04Lake Stevens4:18:054:23:224:29:01Calgary4:11:424:13:494:14:11Philippines4:16:124:27:494:33:50Steelhead4:13:534:16:444:26:08Boulder4:04:364:17:264:17:59Wiesbaden4:31:344:32:434:36:27 *Swim canceled due to low air and water temperatures
References
External links Ironman 70.3 Series website